Wednesday – History

Reading – 1 Chronicles 4-6

Highlight Verse:

“David assigned the following men to lead the music at the house of the Lord after the Ark was placed there.”
‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭6‬:‭31‬ ‭NLT‬‬

One of the biggest reasons I love going to church is worship.

Yes, I can worship on my own.

But there’s nothing like joining voices with fellow believers.

Over the decades, I’ve experienced worship in so many ways and places.

• In a traditional church with a pipe organ.
• On the beach around a fire with friends with guitars.
• With 35,000 other men at a NASCAR track.
• In a tiny country church with a poorly tuned piano and 20 some folks half of whom were off-key but still swung wide the gates of heaven with their worship.
• In awesome concerts with some of the best worship leaders in the world.

When I look back at thousands of worship situations and try to figure out which was the best, I can only identify one consistent trend.

When the worship leader spent more time preparing in prayer than in rehearsal, that’s when the worship connected, bridging the gap between worshipper and God.

That has proven true in that tiny country church, in a midsized church with a dedicated worship leader, in that huge men’s event, and in our current church each week.

Ironically, that same men’s organization had another large event with a popular worship leader with an incredible voice. Worship fell flat as the leader seemed to concentrate more on showing off his voice than entering God’s presence.

The bottom line is that worship is about connecting as a group with God.

God has called some very special people to lead worship.

Like David, we should do what we can to make sure those people are put in places where they can accomplish that mission.

What worship experience(s) stand(s) out in your memory?
What made them special?